Tag: Power2SME

Banks extend help to start-ups in need of credit

Mumbai: Private sector lenders HDFC Bank, Axis, IDFC, Kotak Mahindra and Yes Bank have started extending short term credit to meet working capital needs for Ola, Power2SME, Flipkart, OYO, Zinka, Capital Float, investment banker-turned-entrepreneur Fulguni Nayar-owned Nykaa and many others, throwi…

A good year for SMEs Cut in income tax in budget 2017 most welcome

A cut in income tax by 5% that would benefit 96% of Indian companies and presumptive tax reduction of two percentage point to 6% means the beleaguered SME sector that was hit hard by demonitisation has something to cheer. Announcing the Union Budget for 2017, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said MS…

VC investments dip 21% in 2016; IT stays favourite segment

Venture Capital firms made 405 investments in India, worth $1.4 billion during 2016 as compared to 512 deals worth $2 billion in 2015, which is 21% lower in volume terms and 28% lower in value as compared to the all-time highs of 2015, according to a data from Venture Intelligence. With 304 inves…

A stronger ecosystem for SMEs increasing Digital India footprint

Increasing access to the Internet even in smaller towns and the rate of smartphone-led connectivity spreading across the country meant India was prime ground for a campaign like Digital India. But end-users getting savvier and going online to be connected to services or making purchases isn’t the…

B2B start-ups raise $98 mn across 30 deals so far this year

Earlier this year, three former executives from Flipkart Ltd, India’s most valuable e-commerce firm, launched Udaan, an online marketplace connecting manufacturers, wholesalers, traders and retailers. In November, Udaan.com raised $10 million in Series A funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners I…

These 5 global giants want Indian SMEs to become bigger

Since decades Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been backed by governments across the world. Seldom do we see brands or industry stalwarts interested in this segment of business owners. However, an optimistic change has been observed in the last five years with giants like Google and Faceb…

Venture debt comes of age in India, at long last

In 2008, InnoVen Capital provided the first-ever venture debt of about ₹5 crore to Sequoia-backed Prizm Payments (now Hitachi Payment Services), and ever since, its popularity has been on the rise. Venture debt is slowly coming of age in India, with the country dispersing more than $40 million (₹…